Last week the US Senate gave approval for drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. The EIA predicts: “The mean (expected value) estimate is 10.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil.” from the Coastal Plains of ANWR. The EIA also says: “The United States consumed an average of about 20.4 million bbl/d of oil during the …
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Chris Albrighton considers fleeing Iraq
The excellent and experienced former freelance reporter Chris Albrighton (I say former because he’s now affiliated with and writes for Time) has posted an honest reflection of whether he should stay in Iraq. He is understandably conflicted… he wants only to tell the story of Iraqis… yet at what cost. His words: The more I …
Explosive start to an important week in Iraq
I was going to start by talking about the final tally on the Constitution… but the events of the past few hours has overriden that. There have been 3 explosions in Baghdad, two smaller and one massive explosion. All in full view of journalist cameras in Baghdad. Christopher Albrighton says: [The Insurgents] know how to …
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